by David Nebenzahl <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jan 7, 2008 at 08:05 PM
On 1/7/2008 3:23 PM ____ spake thus:
> Don't know anything about these shutters, sounds interesting. I wonder
> if a dry lubricant like graphite might be a better choice than oil.
Graphite is OK, but needs to be used extremely sparingly and with care,
otherwise you get graphite flecks all over the inside your lens. Don't
ask me how I know this.
One trick to lubricating shutter blades on leaf shutters is by rubbing a
pencil lead over the parts that touch.